SullivanOH
A town of 1,027, settled in 1828.
Is Sullivan a good place to live?
The best of Sullivan’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Sullivan’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 39 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on walkability. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The biggest park or preserve is Hurdle Waterfowl Park, at 65 acres. Sullivan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sullivan stand out
Where Sullivan beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,027 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sullivan grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Sullivan is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sullivan: who provides what
Sullivan is unincorporated, so Ashland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sullivan.
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Sullivan than in most of Ohio or the rest of the country
18% of Sullivan adults report frequent physical distress, above both Ohio’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). 25% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Sullivan. Sullivan beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Sullivan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sullivan | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very low risk in Sullivan, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Sullivan since 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Sullivan’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sullivan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ashland (11%), Medina (8%) and Wooster (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
| Sullivan | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Sullivan
Sullivan has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Sullivan is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hurdle Waterfowl Park | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sullivan
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sullivan
About 0 of every 100 Sullivan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
100% of working residents leave Sullivan for work
Where Sullivan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sullivan
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Sullivan is an unincorporated community and census designated place in central Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sullivan had a population of 603. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44880. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 224 with State Route 58.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,119 ft
- ZIP code
- 44880
Questions about Sullivan
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sullivan, OH expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.